Sinew puller



March 31, 1942. gou 2,278,162

SINEW, FULLER Filed June 29, 1940 2 Sheefs-Sheet l fi. InventorsM/w/P/cE Ca /HANG.

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S INEW FULLER Filed June 29, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In vemfons M/wiP/aEComm/W6 I Lou/s Gan/1cm A iiorne y Patented Mar. 31, 1942 ED sr SINEWFULLER Maurice Courlang, Dorchester, and Louis Gonick, Roxbury, Mass.

Application June 29, 1940, Serial No.'343,278

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in sinewpullers for poultry and more particularly to a multiple puller wherebymore than one poultry foot can be pulled simultaneously.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a sinewpuller which will accommodate several poultry legs simultaneously, andact to pull the sinews thereof in a quick and efficient manner.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent tothe reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a front elevational view of the machine.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a reduced fragmentary front elevational view of a slightlymodified form of the invention.

Figure 5 .is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takensubstantially on the line 55 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is an enlarged elevational view showing the relationship of thesinew pullers.

Figure '7 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line'I-! of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a side elevational view showing a modified form of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen in Figures 1 and 5, that the machine includes a hollowstandard 5, flanged at its lower end as at 6 and provided with suitablesecuring means 1 whereby it can be secured to a floor, table or thelike.

Ledges 8 and 9 project in opposite directions from the upper end of thestandard 5 and support the stationary puller elements 9 and I0. Theseelements are of identical construction, excepting that the element 9 istaller than the element I so that; the legs of the fowl disposed throughthe wedge-shaped slots II therein can overlap the legs which have beendisposed through the wedge-shaped slots of the element I0. Each of theseelements 9 and Ill have face flanges I2 secured by suitable means I3a tothe corresponding ledge 8 or 9.

More specifically each of the elements 9 and II] consists of a T-shapedformation with the wedge-shaped slots II extending upwardly into thehead of the T-shaped structure.

The machine further involves a pair of movable puller elements I3 and M,the element I3 being taller than the element I4 so that the legsdisposed therethrough can overlap the legs disposed through the elementI4.

Each of these elements I3 and I4 is likewise of T-shape rising from aflange structure I and it will be observed that instead of the headbeing formed with the wedge slots, the flange I5 of each element I3 andI4 is formed with the wedgeshaped slots I5.

The elements I3 and I l are carried by the end portions of a plate llwhich has a depending rack 18 extending downwardly into the hollowstandard 5. Furthermore, the plate II has a guide leg I9 which extendsdown into thestandard 5.

A shaft 20 extends through the upper portion of the standard 5 and has acrank 2| at its outer end. At the inside of the standard 5, the shaft 20is equipped with a gear 22 meshing with the rack I8.

Obviously when the legs of fowls are disposed through the slots II andI6, and the shaft 20 turns to elevate the rack I8, the legs will bebroken at the feet and subsequent operation will separate the feet fromthe legs, pulling the sinews therewith.

A modification of the invention is shown in Figure 4, wherein referencecharacter 5a denotes the standard through which a shaft 20a is disposedand this shaft will carry a gear meshing with a rack I8a at the upperend of which is mounted an element Ida corresponding to the element I4.Mounted stationarily on the top of the standard 50. will be an elementIlla corresponding to the element I9. This type is for pulling two legsat one time instead of four, the accommodation of the machine shown inFigure 5.

Furthermore, as shown in Figure 8, the machine can be without the base 6and have a wedge member 25 on the back side thereof disposed into awedge socket 26 secured to a wall or the like 21. Thus the device can bemounted on a wall where it will be out of the way, but

' accessible readily at all times.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what we claim as new is:

A sinew pulling machine comprising a hollow standard, a pair ofstationary puller elements at the upper end of the standard, a plateinterposed between the stationary puller elements, puller elements atthe ends of the plate cooperative with the other puller elements, andmeans for elevating and lowering the plate with respect to thestationary puller elements, the stationary and movable puller elementsat one end of the machine being taller than the elements at the otherend to permit overlapping of poultry legs on the aforementioned plate.

MAURICE COURLANG. LOUIS GONICK.

